APPENDIX

Introduction to 3D | 2006

c 2006 Gray Holland | a production of

APPENDIX : INTERFACE SUPPORT DOCUMENT appendix | 

This Appendix outlines the custom Graphic User

Interface (GUI) set up for V13 for Studio.
This outline details all the basic aspects of the general
interface and window system for Studio. It serves as a
reference manual and a quick road map to understand
this deep 2D/3D tool set.

Keep this as a constant reference for you to accelerate

throughout the learning curve and onto the expert use
of this software...
 HOT KEY LIST appendix | 

File Functions: View Controls: Toggle Displays: Paint Brush Controls:

Alt R Open File
Alt S Save All As
Ctrl S Save All
Shift Alt E Exit
Edit Functions:
Alt Z Undo
Alt A Redo
Alt E Re-Invoke Function
Alt X Delete Active
Ctrl X Cut
Alt C Copy
Alt V Paste
Alt D Duplicate
Alt G Group
Pick Functions:
Ctrl C Curve On Surface
Ctrl T Template
Ctrl N Nothing
Ctrl E Edit Point
Press Shift - (while in Xform)
to momentarily toggle into pick masking
F4 All Windows
F5 Top
F6 Right
F7 Front
F8 Perspective
F9 SBD
Alt 5 Full Screen View
Ctrl Z Previous View
Alt L Look At
Ctrl [ Previous Bookmark
Ctrl ] Next Bookmark
Ctrl 1 Toggle Construction Plane
Ctrl 2 Set Construction Plane
Alt W Save Current Window
Editor Windows:
Alt 2 Tool Palette
Alt 3 Control Panel
Alt 4 Stage Editor
Alt Q Multilister All
Ctrl Q Multilister Picked Only
Shift Alt C Camera Editor
Shift Alt I Info Window
Shift Alt R Render Stats
F3 Toggle Hardware Shade
Alt B Toggle Bounding Box
Ctrl M Toggle Model
Ctrl L Toggle Lights
Ctrl G Toggle Grid
Alt T Toggle Template
Ctrl P Patch Precision
Object Controls Display:
F2 All OFF / Active ON
[first hit / second hit]
Alt K Display All Current
Alt O Display All OFF
Alt P Display All ON
Shift Alt K Display Active Current
Shift Alt O Display Active OFF
Shift Alt P Display Active ON
Modeling Functions:
F11 Trim
F12 Untrim
Alt I Insert
Ctrl D Detach
Alt F Key Line
Ctrl Alt D Duplicate Curve
Alt . Toggle Rebuild History
Ctrl Alt X Delete Construction History
Alt 1 Shell Stitch
C [momentary] Grab Color
A [momentary] Brush Aspect
D [momentary] Brush Rotate
S [momentary] Brush Size
X [momentary] Brush Clone Select
+ [momentary] adds selection to Marquee
- [momentary] subtracts from the Marquee
Arrow Keys - performs a ONE PIXEL transform
(relative to screen)
Space Bar and Enter Key - approves action on
prompt (for GO, OK, and/or YES)
Alt drag - on numeric value fields acts like a slider
(While in Insert and Detach)
Hold Alt - momentarily snaps half way between
Isoparms and Edit Pts
Hold Ctrl - momentarily snaps to Isoparms
and Edit Pts
Snapping Constraints:
(press while in Xform: snaps to Points, Grids, and
Curves)
Ctrl Point snap
Alt Grid snap
Ctrl Alt Curve snap

Picking S+A S+C

Camera S+A S+C
Transform S+A S+C
Marking S+A S+C
Masks Movement Constraints Menus

Pick > Component [Surface]

Toggle Selection C Tumble C X constrain C Pick > Hull Pick > CVs C

(Picked and Unpicked) (perspective only) Pick > Object

Transform > Move

Pick Only A Pan A Y constrain A Transform > Rotate A
Transform > Non-P Scale
Transform > Scale
(select nothing to Pick Nothing)

Display Toggle > Hardware Shade [Default Lighting]

Unpick Only C+A Dolly C+A Z constrain C+A Pick > Component [Curve] Transform > Set PivotC+A
Point
Display Toggle > Object
HOT KEY LAYOUT appendix | 

F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12

Esc all OFF / toggle shade all 4 windows top view right view front view perspective sbd window trim untrim
active ON view

` 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 - [subtract] + [add]
stitch palette control panel stage edit full screen Delete
tog cnst plane set cnst plane

Q W E R T Y U I O P [ ] \
Tab multlist all save window reinvoke func. open tog. template display all off display all on

multlist picked pick edit point pick template patch prec. prev. bk mark next bk mark
exit alias render stats info window disp. active off disp. active on

A [b-aspect] S [b-size] D [b-rotate] F G H J K L ; '

Caps redo save as duplicate key line group display all cur. look at Enter
Lock pick crv on srf
duplicate crv
detach toggle grid toggle lights
save all display act cur

Z X [b-clone] C [grab color] V B N M , . /

Shift undo del active copy paste tog bound box tog. history Shift
del constr hist
previous view cut pick nothing toggle model
camera editor
S+C S+C
Ctrl Alt Alt Ctrl
S+A S+A

C+A C+A one pixel xform

Transform Picking Camera Marking Snapping

S+A S S+C S+A S+A
S+C S+A S+C S+C S+A S+C
Constraints Masks Movement Menus Constraints

Pick > Component [Surface]

Point Snap
X constrain Toggle Selection C Tumble C C C > Hull
Pick Pick > CVs C
[Ctrl]
(Picked and Unpicked) (perspective only) Pick > Object

Transform > Move

Grid Snap
Y constrain Pick Only A Pan A A TransformA> Rotate Transform > Non-P Scale A
[Alt]
(select nothing to Pick Nothing) Transform > Scale

Display Toggle > Hardware Shade [Default Lighting]

C+A[Curve] C+A
Curve Snap
Z constrain Unpick Only C+A Dolly C+A C+A
Pick > Component Transform > Set Pivot Point
[Ctrl Alt]
Display Toggle > Object
GUI WINDOW COMPONENTS appendix | 

Menu Bar:
This bar contains general
controls for program use.

Close Box View Title Linear Units Camera Picker Magnify Dolly Resize Stats Window Priority
Title Bar Expand/Contract
Grid Size Camera Switcher Tumble Track Aspect Ratio

World Space Axis:

Viewing Panel:
The view panel appears when you hold the
camera move keys. It lets you:
-Quickly move the camera to common
locations.
-Control the point of interest.
-Set and return to book marked views.
-Switch between true perspective and
isometric projections.
This is the absolute
center of the 3D virtual
environment, defined by
3 axis vectors: X, Y, Z.
Prompt Line:
This field displays error messages,
warnings, and/or prompts many aspects of
user interaction. When in doubt, look here
for advice.

Marking Menus:
User definable radial menu system. The key
here is that with repeated use you will increase
the speed of use, resulting in just making a
mark for the desired command.
Resizers

Modeling Windows:
The system of windows by which you view and control your work
Panel:
[top, side, and back orthographic views, plus perspective ].
Modal organized user
customized tool box.

Tool Palette: Shelf:

The default tool box. Task oriented user customized tool-box.
MODELING GUI LAYOUT appendix | 

Default Panel:
This tool set is organized
around modeling work that
transcends the specific
focused activities of the
shelves below.

These are tools that are

used throughout the
modeling process.

Modeling Shelves:
Choose the shelf that matches your current needs. If you are constructing curves, select the Curve shelf; while rendering, select the Render shelf.
These shelves are organized to focus you on the given task, thus simplifying the endeavor. Modeling shelves focus on process including Concept, Curve, Surface, Blend, Construction, and Data Exchange.
PAINTING GUI LAYOUT appendix | 

Paint Panel:
This tool set is organized
around supporting the
painting shelves below.

These tools include

a basic gray scale
color palette, custom
texture brushes, image
manipulation, marquee
tools, image based Cut/
Copy/Paste, and curve
tools for drawing support.

Paint Shelf:
This shelf focuses on paint activity. These shelves are organized specifically for painting and layer management.
VISUALIZATION GUI LAYOUT appendix | 

Vis Panel:
This panel is organized
around the development
and assignment of
materials to objects.

These tools are focused

on assigning and tweaking
shaders, and accesses
the stock shader library,
so is semi-redundant
with the Multi-lister. It is
different in its interaction;
it supports “drag and drop”
assignment of shaders
to surfaces as well as
Layers.

Direct Render Window

Multilister

Render Shelf:
This shelf focuses on rendering activity. It also has some specific controls for Camera adjustments and showing imagery and animations.
 CONCEPT SHELF appendix | 

The Concept Shelf is designed to be

a “one stop” shelf to explore conceptual
modeling without having to jump around
Sketch New Circle: Planar Rail: Insert: Information form shelf to shelf. It is limited to the
Curve: Creates a circle Surface: Creates a surface Used to insert Window: simplest tool set, and is a great place to
Creates curves Creates a by sweeping one additional edit Opens the start any creative project.
with gestural trimmed surface generation curve points on a curve, information
input (sketch from a set of along a path or additional window used Used in association with the Default
curves with planar curves curve (used to isoparms on a to edit object Panel, and the Sketch Shelf, a new user
Wacom pen) extrude tubes, surface information could theoretically never use another
springs, and > alt I > shift alt I tool throughout the concept phase of any
various surfaces) project...

Trash: Line Tangent: Duplicate Skin > Closed: Surface Fillet: Distance Reverse
Used to delete *Creates a Curve: Creates a Creates a fillet Measure: Normals:
icons from the straight line Creates curves closed periodical surface between Creates an Used to reverse
shelf that is tangent from surface surface that two existing interactive the direction
to two curves isoparms passes through a surfaces (tangent distance of normals
or arcs series of curves or curvature) measure on curves,
between two surfaces, and
points (can be shells.
fixed to curves
and surfaces)

Key Point Arc Fillet: Curve Section > Revolve: Detach: Stitch: *The Key Point line tools are like
Line: *Creates a Trim: Creates a Used to break a Creates a shell traditional CAD tools in that they
*Creates radius arc Trims selected closed surface curve at an edit model from a understand their basic dimensional
straight between two curves with by revolving a point, or surface collection of information and 3D orientation, which can
lines (good planar lines and overlapping curves, profile curve at an isoparm surfaces (before be edited in the Information Window. They
to measure curves lines, and surface about an axis into two parts exporting IGES) also have a consistent “mid-point” key
distances or isoparms > alt D > alt 1 point that updates interactively, and can be
trace CVs) used to manipulate the curve directly with
> alt F the Key Point Drag tool.
New Curve: Close Object: Skin > Open: Round (9.0): Pick/Move Export IGES:
Creates a new Used to close Creates an open Creates a set of Locator: Creates an
3rd degree curves and surface that fillet surfaces and Used to select IGES file for
curve surfaces passes through a corner blends and move a export to other
series of curves based on multiple locator CAD programs
intersected or producing
surfaces rapid prototypes
 PAINT SHELF appendix | 10

The Paint Shelf is a collection of

preferred brushes, image layer editing, and
image output options.
HB Pencil: Soft Air Marker: Blur Brush: Clone Brush: Hard Eraser: Construction Merge Layer: Save Picture:
Draw with a Brush: Draw with Blurs with Clones existing Hard erases Plane Editor: Used to merge Outputs a
HB pencil Paint with various markers various brushes artwork in a new with brush Opens CP selected layer flattened
various Soft location editor (allows downward image file in
Air Brushes selection and a TIFF format
control of CPs (composites
and Canvas) all visible
layers plus
background
color)
Trash: Solid Brush: Sharpen Clear: New Canvas: New Layer: Save Current
Used to delete Paint large Brush: Clears Creates a new Creates a new Window:
icons from the strokes of solid Sharpens entire Canvas (with image layer Creates a
shelf color with brush layer transparent snapshot
background) image of the
current window
(wysiwyg)
> alt W

2H Pencil: Air Brush: Flood Fill: Smear Brush: Soft Eraser: New Canvas on Duplicate
Draw with a 2H Paint with Fill in a selected Smears with Erases softly Construction Layer:
pencil various Air area or entire various brushes with various Plane: Duplicates a
Brushes layer with color brushes Creates a selected layer
new Canvas
on a selected
Construction Plane

6B Pencil: Felt Brush: Blur Layer: Drop Import Image: Layer Edit: Transform Save Layer:
Draw with a 6B Paint small Blur a selected Shadow: Imports an image Opens Layer Layers: Saves layer in
pencil strokes of solid area or entire Creates drop layer and creates Editor (allows Used to a TIFF format
color layer shadow based new canvas manipulation transform (preserving
on selected (matching image layers, masks, and selected Layers alpha channels)
layer artwork resolution) various operations)
 CURVE SHELF appendix | 11

The Curve Shelf puts together all the

creation and editing tools used to develop
good curves. This shelf drills in much
New CV Key Point Circle: Project Join Key Points: Rebuild Curve: deeper that the curves included in the
Curve: Lines: Creates circles >Create Curve: Used to join two Used to rebuild Concept Shelf. Remember not to get
Creates CV Key Point Project Normal touching key a new curve too hung up on the perfection of curves
drawn curves Poly-Lines: >Create Curve: points with different —they are but a means to an end: surface
(in 3rd or 5th *Creates Creates a curve attributes than creation.
degree) straight that approximately the original (like
lines (good follows the degree, number
to measure topology of the of CVs, etc.)
distances or selected surface
trace CVs) (matching the
Trash: New Edit Pt > alt F Arcs: Rectangle: parameterization Delete Curve Section Project Tangent:
Used to delete Curve: *Creates arcs *Creates of the projection Guidelines: >Trim: Opens an edit
icons from the Creates Edit rectangles curve), for Project Erases the Trims selected window that controls
shelf Point drawn By View and guideline curves with the alignment
curves (in 3rd or Project Normal history overlapping of a given curve
5th degree) curves, lines, into an adjacent
and surface surface (supports
isoparms both tangency and
curvature continuity)

Duplicate Blend Curve Line Fillet: Text Tool: Break a Key Multi-Curve *The Key Point line tools are like traditional
Curve: Toolbox: *Creates a Creates font Point: Segmentation: CAD tools in that they understand their
Creates curves **Opens Blend radius between based outlines Used to Used to break basic dimensional information and 3D
from surface Curve toolbox two curves break a key multiple (selected) orientation, which can be edited in the
isoparms, curves Point curves at their Information Window. They also have a
on surface mid-point given intersections consistent “mid-point” key point that
(COS), and trim updates interactively, and can be used to
edges manipulate the curve directly with the Key
Point Drag tool.
New Curve On Line Tangent: Sweep Box: Drag Key Close Object: Stretch Curve: **Blend Curves are a set of specialized
Surface: *Creates a Opens a library Point: Used to close Used to stretch “smart” curves that are designed to
Creates a free straight line of defined Used to drag a curves and a given curve automatically align with other curves and
form Curve On that is tangent sweeps and key point in 3D surfaces by manipulating surfaces. They have historical aspect
Surface (COS) to two curves french curves space selected points so that they continue to maintain their
drawn with or arcs (personal sweeps (on the given continuity with their associated geometry.
edit points (on can be created curve) The are set up to be 5th degree curves
selected the and added to that align with curvature continuity by
surface) collection) default...
 SURFACE SHELF appendix | 12

The Surface Shelf is designed to put

together all the creation and editing tools
to be used in the development of surfaces.
>Rail: Revolve: Rebuild
>Bi-rail: Creates a Surface: This shelf focuses on a selection of the
>Multi-rail: surface by Used to rebuild primary surfacing tools for generating the
Creates a revolving a a new surface best master surfaces.
surface by profile curve with different
sweeping about an axis attributes than
one or more the original (like
generation degree, number
curves along of CVs, etc.)
one or two
Trash: rail curves Surface Fillet: Unify Shrink to
Used to delete Creates a fillet Normals: Trim:
icons from the surface between Used to Used to shrink
shelf two intersecting unify the extended
surfaces (tangent normals of a surface
or curvature) selected set edges to the
of surfaces boundaries of
its given trim
edges

Planar Square: Round (9.0): Hull Planarize:

Surface: Creates Creates a Used to flatten
Creates trim surface set of fillet selected
surface from blended surfaces hulls into two
a set of planar between four and corner dimensions
curves bounding blends based
construction on multiple
curves interested
surfaces
Skin > Closed: Draft/Flange: Lattice Tool: Reverse
Creates a Multi-Surface The Lattice creates Normals:
closed periodical Draft/Flange: a simple box Used to reverse
surface that Creates a surface shaped control grid the direction
passes through that follows a to warp a selected of normals
a series of chosen draft angle, set of surfaces. on curves,
curves or is a specified surfaces, and
angle to the given shells.
surface (based on
selected isoparms,
COS, or trim edges)
 BLEND SHELF appendix | 13

The Blend Shelf completely focuses

on the activity of creating transitional
or “blended” surfaces. It is dedicated
Pick Blend Pt Blend Curve >Rail: Profile Blend: Hull Planarize: to production of curvature continuous
Blend Pt: Constraint: Planarize: >Bi-rail: Creates a Used to flatten surfacing (class “A” surfacing).
Selects Changes level Used to >Multi-rail: blended surface selected
blend points of continuity of planarize blend Creates a surface with defined hulls into two This activity begins with defining surface
selected blend curves by sweeping generation dimensions edges; then Blend Curves are set up to
points (G1-G4) one or more curves (tangent define transitional sections; last, surfacing
generation curves or curvature) is produced based on these “generation”
along one or two curves and “rail” surface edges (typically
rail curves utilizing the Bi-rail tool).

Trash: Blend Constrain Surface Fillet: Ball Corner:

Used to delete Direction: Creates a fillet Creates blended
icons from the Used to lock and surface between corner surface
shelf unlock the flow two intersecting between 3
direction of surfaces intersecting
blend points (tangent or fillets (tangent
curvature) or curvature)

New Blend Blend Blend Curve Free form Tube Offset: **Blend Curves are a set of specialized “smart”
Curve: Curve Toolbox: Blend: Creates a tube curves that are designed to automatically
**Creates a Degree: **Opens Blend Creates a and/or COS align with other curves and surfaces. They
blend curve (5th Changes the Curve toolbox blended surface parallel to a have historical aspect so that they continue to
degree) level of blend between two original (curve maintain their continuity with their associated
curve degree sets of surface or COS) at a geometry. The are set up to be 5th degree
(1st, 2nd, 3rd, edges (tangent specified offset curves that align with curvature continuity by
5th, 7th) or curvature) distance default...

Edit Blend Pt: Blend Square: Blend

Opens blend Interpolate: Creates surface Surface:
point manipulator Changes type blended between Creates a
on selected of geometry four bounding surface that
blend points constraints construction blends between
(surface, world, curves two sets of
or curve space) (positional, boundaries
tangent, &
curvature)
 CONSTRUCTION SHELF appendix | 14

The Construction Shelf focuses on all

aspects of measurement and world space
manipulation.
New Vector: Toggle CP Angular Min Max Delete All: Set mm:
Creates space Display: Measure: Surface to Used to Delete Changes units The first segment centers on construction
vector Used to toggle Creates a Surface: all locator into mm planes, which allow for temporary shifting
the construction interactive angle Evaluates measurements of world space definition to any user-
plane(s) display measurement and display defined orientation.
the minimum
and maximum The second group comprises all the
distance between measurement tools including: distance,
two surfaces angle, radius, min/max deviations, mass
properties calculation, parting lines
Trash: Toggle Annotate Min Max Curve Evaluate Set Inches: creation, and interactive cross-section
Used to delete Creation Locator: to Curve: Part Line: Changes units evaluation.
icons from the Plane: Creates an 3D Evaluates Creates a COS into inches
shelf Toggles between annotation from and display on the selected The third group enables quick setting of
the world space a point the minimum surface based common units (inches, cm, and mm), as
reference and and maximum on the chosen well as grid definition.
the construction distance between pull direction
plane reference two curves
> ctrl 1

New Locator Pt: New Distance Min Max Curve Dynamic Set cm:
Creates space Creation Measure: to Surface: Sections: Changes units
locator point Plane: Creates a Evaluates and Creates a set into cm
Creates a interactive displays the of interactive
construction linear distance minimum and section curves
plane measure maximum on a selected
distance between surface
a curve and a
surface
Set Creation Pick/Move Radial Mass Grid Spacing:
Plane: Locator: Measure: Properties: Used to define
Used to set Used to select Creates a radius Computes the spacing
the active and move a measurement various mass between grid
construction locator at a given point properties of lines and sub-
plane along a curve solids grid lines
> ctrl 2 or arc
 DATA EXCHANGE SHELF appendix | 15

The Data Exchange Shelf aids in final

output of models for tooling, engineering,
and prototyping purposes. Central to this
Un-Stitch: Mirror X: NURBS to Save STL: activity is the stitching of Studio’s surface
Creates a Mirrors objects Mesh: Exports an .STL models into solid models, which facilitates
collection of along the x-axis Used to convert format file good data exchange with engineering
surfaces from a NURBS surfaces solid modeling software (such as Pro-E,
shell model to polygonal SolidWorks, etc.), CAD/CAM software
meshes (SurfCAM, Camax, etc.), and various
rapid prototyping processes (SLA, FDM,
PolyJet, etc.).

Trash: Shell Zero Offset: Save IGES:

Used to delete Intersect: Transforms: Creates a solid Exports an
icons from the Creates an Zeroes the mesh with a .IGES format
shelf intersection transformation specified offset file
result from information of the distance from
the overlap of selected objects a single mesh
two shells and/or groups surface

Stitch: Shell Union: Reverse Repair Mesh:

Creates a Creates a Normals: Detects
single shell union result Used to reverse issues within a
model from from two shells the direction selected mesh
a collection of normals on and repairs
of selected curves, surfaces, them
surfaces and shells.
> alt 1

Shell Ungroup Reduce Mesh: Save STEP:

Subtract: Collapse: Used to reduce Exports a
Creates a Used to mesh data to fit a .STEP format
subtraction ungroup all chosen tolerance file
result from the objects and
section of two surfaces
intersecting
shells
 RENDER SHELF appendix | 16

The Render Shelf is designed to

guide users through the rendering
process. It walks through the basic steps:
Direct Render Save SDL: Reset View: PlayBlast: setting Render Globals, testing with
>RayCaster: Used to store To reset a window Opens an animated Direct RayCasting and RayTracing, and
Executes the rendering to its default sequence of images outputting final shots to the RayCaster and
RayCaster for information attributes for play back RayTracer (as well as the output of SDL
the current as a Scene rendering files for external rendering). In
window Description support of these activities, there are also
Language file various camera controls and image viewing
(for command tools.
line rendering
outside of
Trash: RayCaster: package) New Camera: 1:1 View Toggle:
Used to delete Executes Creates a new 1:1 View Calibrate:
icons from the RayCaster camera Creates a locked
shelf renderings window view that is
outside of 1:1 scale
package

Globals Direct Render Default Camera Show Image:

Window: >RayTracer: Lighting: Vector: Opens a given
Opens the Executes the Creates a Creates a line image in a
globals window RayTracer for default lighting centered on the viewing window
to configure the current set up for a camera viewing (like preview)
rendering window given scene vector
output options

RayTracer: Camera Zoom: Toggle Camera:

Executes Changes the Toggles the object
RayTracer lens attributes of view of the given
renderings perspective camera camera (as seen
outside of (lower number, like in orthographic or
package 25, produces a other perspective
telephoto effect- views)
a higher number,
like 70, produces a
fish eye effect-
35-55 is normal)
 ANIMATE SHELF appendix | 17

The Animation Shelf focuses on the

activities surrounding animation creation.
This shelf starts with Key Framing
Action Editor: Sweep Surface: Playback Delete Static various transformations of objects, lights,
Opens action Creates a surface Options: Actions: cameras, shaders, etc. as well as editing
editor for from an animated Opens a Deletes animation their resulting animation curves, and
interaction with curve window to curves on ends with playback and evaluation of the
animation curves edit options channels without resulting animations.
for wireframe any animation
playback of action
animations

Trash: Time Slider: Delete Compress

Used to delete Opens the Animation: SBD:
icons from the time slider for Used to delete Compresses
shelf interaction with animation from (visually) the
the time line selected objects selected node
in the SBD

Set Key Frame Set Motion: Play Expand SBD:

(Smooth) Creates several Animation: Expands
>Prompt: different kinds Opens a (visually)
Set Key Frame of automatically playback window the selected
(Smooth) computed for a sequence compressed
>Current: segments of of images node in the SBD
Creates a key animation
frame on the
time line for
selected Set Key Frame
objects Set Key Shape: Animation
(Linear)
Creates a Parameter
>Prompt:
shape-to-shape Control:
Set Key Frame
interpolation or Opens a window
(Linear)
metamorphosis to edit parameter
>Current:
between a series options for
Creates a key
of curves or animations
frame on the
surfaces with
time line for
identical topology
selected
objects
CONTROL PANEL - DEFAULT appendix | 18

The Default Panel is set up to support

the specific shelf focused activities. This
collection of tools covers several sub-
groupings including Modification tools,
Creation of Curves on Surface (COS),
special transformation tools, Layer tools,
Window editors, and a general purpose
Main tool set.
Query Edit: Curvature Plot: Surface Paste:
Used to re-invoke Toggles a graphic Continuity: Used to paste
the edit window plot of the rate of Used to check copied objects
for any object curvature of the the tangent while retaining
with construction selected curves and curvature their given layers
history. As well, or isoparms. continuity
to query vital between two Primitive Objects: Zero Mirror: Ungroup:
stats on selected surfaces. Creates primitive Transform: Used to duplicate Used to ungroup in
objects. objects: Sphere, Used to Zero along the Z, Y or three ways: extracting
Cylinder, Cone, cube transformation X axis nodes, deleting nodes,
New Camera: Adjust clipping Sync Windows: Layout or Plane information for or collapsing
Creates a new plane: Used to align Windows: selected objects
perspective Used to adjust tracking and Used to optimize
camera view for the clipping plane zooming for window layout
the given scene for each of the orthographic while maximizing
4 views windows screen sizing
Toggle Smooth: Grid Spacing: User Colors: Save Current Window:
Used to anti-alias Used to define Used to modify Creates a snapshot image
objects on screen wire the spacing colors used to of the current window
in wireframe display between grid display entities (wysiwyg)
New Layer: Delete Unused Set Symmetry Symmetry mode lines and sub grid and attributes. > alt W
Creates a new Layers: Plane: Plane Align: lines
layer Used to delete all Used to change Used to generate
unused layers the symmetry real geometry
plane for selected from a selected
layer layer’s symmetry
visualization
Move Local: Rotate Local: Drag Key Point: Set Axes:
Moves any Rotates any Used to move key Used to move the
Ungroup: Move CV Normal: Slide CVs: Untrim All: pickable item pickable item points rotation or scaling
Used to ungroup Used to deform Used to slide Used to untrim all pivot points of
in three ways: surfaces or trimmed CV’s along hulls objects objects
1 , 2 ,3 surfaces by
modifying their CV’s

Project (Normal): Intersect: Draw COS: Global Intersect:

Creates a projection Creates an Used to create a Used to intersect all
of a curve or a intersection at curve on surface selected surfaces
set of curves onto two surfaces, for and place COS at the
Extend: Align: Offset: Attach > Blend: a surface, for trimming intersections
Used to extend a Used to modify two Creates a curve, Attach > Connect: trimming
curve or surface, existing curves or or a surface Used to join two
using linear, circular surfaces to establish normal to the curves or surfaces
or extrapolation positional, tangent or original at a by attaching their
algorithm curvature continuity specified offset endpoints or edges
distance to create a single
curve or surface
 CONTROL PANEL - PAINT appendix | 19

The Paint Panel is designed to support

the Paint Shelf and its associated
activities. This collection of tools covers
several sub-groupings including Curve
Guides, various Selection tools, Image
Modification tools, a collection of Texture
Brushes, and a color palette gray scale.

Paint Swatches:
Select color from a small gray scale
>> Add custom colors as part of the
painting workflow...

Dimple: Cord: Stitch: Cross Hatching:

Paint Window: Bookmark: Texture brushes for a Texture brushes for a cord Texture brushes for Texture brushes for
Opens the painting Opens the view dimple effects like effects stitching effects cross hatching effects
specific window bookmark editor

Deform: Warp:
Used to distort Used to perform
image layers with curve based
a 4 point corner image warping on
control image layers
Color Corrections: Shape Fills: Brush Symmetry: Text Tool:
Adjust Brightness & Contrast, Used to fill geometry shapes and Toggle Creates text as
Saturation & Value, Color Balance, with paint in four ways: Symmetry: paint fill
Color Replace for HSV and HSL Outline, Color, Mask, and Enables bilateral and
Invisibility radial painting on
active layer, as well as
Selection Tools: toggling the symmetry
Used to select different aspects on and off
of selection: Magic Wand, Square
selection, and Ellipse selection tools,
plus Invert selection Toggle Selection: Clear Selection: Transform Selection:
Turn the selection Used to clear the Used to transform the
On and Off selection area selection
Image Cut, Copy, and Paste:
Used to Cut, Copy or Paste selected
imagery (must use selection tools
before the Cut and Copy operation)
Use the Transform Layer tool to
position the newly pasted image
Circle: Sweeps: Sketch New Curve:
Creates a circle Creates guide Creates curves with
(to be used as a lines to draw gestural input; sketching
sketching guide) on top of curves with Wacom pen
(to be used as a (to be used as a
sketching guide) sketching guide)